The Merge 24 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm

My interest range from medical publishing to human interest features to essays. Sometimes they merge. For this article I worked with a physician on a short article on his charity work with foster chi...

Keep Learning 23 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm

Learning something new can be daunting, but it is also important. Learning new skills keeps you marketable and it also makes life interesting. Recently I have been learning a lot of new skills and fin...

Be Here Now 28 Jun 2013 | 06:43 am

“Let’s stop time and enjoy this moment.”–Pitbull

The Blur — Snap Shots 26 May 2013 | 11:17 pm

  I have gotten away from taking pictures that I love. My camera broke, I have been a jumbled blur with things to do, errands to run, tasks to complete. Here are some recent phone camera shots from th...

The Road, The Path, Keep Walking 25 May 2013 | 06:40 pm

Some adages just come to mind often in certain situations. This week as I start some new endeavors I have been thinking of Arthur Ashe — “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” And ...

Morning Walk 8 May 2013 | 02:24 am

Reading & Kids 2 May 2013 | 04:22 am

Anyone who knows me knows I am passionate about reading, so this month’s Parents Express article on The Benefits of Beginning to Read at a Young Age was doubly fun for me. We still enjoy books. Someti...

Personal Experience 11 Apr 2013 | 06:31 pm

We are now to my favorite part of the semester. The commentary. I could talk about essays for the entire semester if only they would let me. In class today students shared with me their vision for the...

Shrinking Essay Markets 11 Apr 2013 | 05:47 pm

In the age of oversharing on twitter, Facebook, and blogs, the art of the personal essay and options for publishing have shrunk. Recently even Smithsonian magazine gave up its Last Page essay section....

Writing for Holidays 8 Apr 2013 | 05:00 pm

Holidays are the perfect time to pitch essays. Remember, you have to pitch early — a month or so — to make it into a website or newspaper and several months to make the print or monthly magazine deadl...